Asfyj Rural District

Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 56°19′14″E / 31.76833°N 56.32056°E / 31.76833; 56.32056
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Asfyj Rural District
Persian: دهستان اسفيج
Asfyj Rural District is located in Iran
Asfyj Rural District
Asfyj Rural District
Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 56°19′14″E / 31.76833°N 56.32056°E / 31.76833; 56.32056[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictAsfyj
CapitalAsfyj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,064
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Asfyj Rural District (Persian: دهستان اسفيج)[3] is in Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Asfyj.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Behabad District of Bafq County) was 2,070 in 525 households.[6] There were 2,127 inhabitants in 653 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,064 in 714 households. The most populous of its 61 villages was Asfyj, with 619 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Asfyj Rural District (Behabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of three rural districts in a part of Bafq County under Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.